Psychosomatische Rehabilitation von Migranten

Schmeling-Kludas, C

doi:10.1007/3-540-27042-6_18

“…One of the central problems involved in providing medical care to migrants is the somatisation of problems of psychological and social origin in the biomedically oriented sub-system of our society's medical culture Somatoform disorders are a category of disorders that comprises physical symptoms without a sufficient somatic explanation, excessive worry about a physical illness, often associated with depression, anxiety and frequent visits to the physician with negative examination results (Glier & Erim, 2007;Koch, 2003). In in-patient rehabilitation treatment focused on the treatment of migrants, somatisation disorder is one of the most frequent diagnoses (Koch, 2003;Schmeling-Kludas, 2005;. The patients from Middle East (Turks, Kurds, Persians, Arabs) concerned describe all complaints as if they were physical and they seem to follow an archaic perception of disease.…”

Section: Somatic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It seems that some ethnic groups tend to respond to severe stressors more frequently with gastric disorders rather than with headaches, etc. Fainting spells, paralyses, blockages, hypochondriac symptoms and histrionic behaviour also occur in conjunction with physical complaints (Schmeling-Kludas, 2005;Kizilhan, 2008).…”

Section: Somatic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding and treatment of diffuse aches and pains of patients from tradition-bound cultures

Kizilhan

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2011

EJOP

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Patients from collective cultures with a tradition-bound cultural background (e.g., people from the Middle East and some south European countries such as Italy and Greece), have a different perception of pain and different conceptions of healing, which up till now have not been sufficiently appreciated in modern multimodal therapeutic approaches. Inadequate knowledge of anatomy and bodily functions and traditional perceptions of pain (magic, curse, punishment, etc.) have a substantial influence on diagnostics. The pain experience is regarded holistically in relation to the body, rather than being confined to a particular part of the body. Limited access to psychological complains treatment often leads to diffuse pain. The ailing body expresses its state in social, collective, economic, migration historical, psychological and cultural terms. A multimodal interdisciplinary and culture-sensitive approach is required for the effective pain treatment of patients from a tradition-bound background.

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“…One of the central problems involved in providing medical care to migrants is the somatisation of problems of psychological and social origin in the biomedically oriented sub-system of our society's medical culture Somatoform disorders are a category of disorders that comprises physical symptoms without a sufficient somatic explanation, excessive worry about a physical illness, often associated with depression, anxiety and frequent visits to the physician with negative examination results (Glier & Erim, 2007;Koch, 2003). In in-patient rehabilitation treatment focused on the treatment of migrants, somatisation disorder is one of the most frequent diagnoses (Koch, 2003;Schmeling-Kludas, 2005;. The patients from Middle East (Turks, Kurds, Persians, Arabs) concerned describe all complaints as if they were physical and they seem to follow an archaic perception of disease.…”

Section: Somatic Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding and treatment of diffuse aches and pains of patients from tradition-bound cultures

Kizilhan¹

2011

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Patients from collective cultures with a tradition-bound cultural background (e.g., people from the Middle East and some south European countries such as Italy and Greece), have a different perception of pain and different conceptions of healing, which up till now have not been sufficiently appreciated in modern multimodal therapeutic approaches. Inadequate knowledge of anatomy and bodily functions and traditional perceptions of pain (magic, curse, punishment, etc.) have a substantial influence on diagnostics. The pain experience is regarded holistically in relation to the body, rather than being confined to a particular part of the body. Limited access to psychological complains treatment often leads to diffuse pain. The ailing body expresses its state in social, collective, economic, migration historical, psychological and cultural terms. A multimodal interdisciplinary and culture-sensitive approach is required for the effective pain treatment of patients from a tradition-bound background.

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